Silent And Seperate System Flashcards
What was the seperate system
Kept in individual cells to work, pray and visited by clergymen
Only left cells for religious service and exercise.
Put to work making boots and prison clothes
What was the most famous separate system
Pentonville Prison in London
What was the silent system
Prison life was made as unpleasant as possible
Prisons could eat and exercise together
Work was boring and pointless, like the crank, and tread wherl
What was the aim of the silent system
To make prisoners not re offend
What’s capital crime
A crime punishable by the death penalty
How were the changes in attitude to punishment in twentieth century
- should undertake hard Labour be locked up in solitary cells not have visitors
Rehabilitation- counselling training and education
Probation and parole to supervise the convict
What were open prisons
Started after the Second World War to house non violent prisons with low risk of escaping. Aim to resettle prisons in the communiti
Who was Ruth Ellis
Hanged in 1955 for the murder of her lover in circumstances she saw as a crime of passion
Who was John Howard
He carried out a survey of prisons
Many died from diseases such as jail fever
He believed that prisons should reform criminals and to be kept in solitary confinement. He made visits to server Al welsh prisons like Swansea and wrexham
Who was G.O Paul
had a new jail for the country designed for Security. Polygonal. To let staff see what was going on
Health, isolation section for new prisoners to be checked for disease and good ventilation
Separation. Male and female
Who was Elizabeth fry
She was a devout Christian. In 1813 visited Newgate Prison was horrified at conditions. 1817 formed the Association for the Improvement of women Prisoners in Newgate. Schools for women and children. Needlework for women introduced.
When was the Gaols Act
1823
When was the stocks and pillory introduced
Sixteenth and seventeenth century as public humiliation
What is corporal punishment
Involved whipping or flogging. This was a type of public humiliation. Used for minor offences like drunkenness begging or vagrancy
